A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of secret in Corpus

Central

Robertson, James The Mannie, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
but there's somethin mair. A secret.' on page 10

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Robertson, James Naebody'd Seen Him, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
muckle fish hame, sharin the secret, fauldin him intae on page 18

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Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
A secret, kept fae aw the rest, Atween on page 118

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
k underneath it there's a wee secret door that leads tae another r on page 4

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
In the secret neuks o Memorie on page 6
A secret kep frae aa the rest, Atween on page 44

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Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
ths, there wis a fair wheen o secret ongauns. Major's speech had g on page 6

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
cos Ah hae got the secret weapon. on page 75

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
ns, it wis a snug beild, an a secret bolt-hole for hill-men an pre on page 28
ame - an Isabel wi that dark secret hained in her hert since her on page 44
rise when they cam across the secret tod-hole wi the swords an pis on page 47
e huddles of folk makin their secret wey hame, keepin tae the wild on page 51

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Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
Thaur's nae big secret tae feelin' foo o' the joys, on page

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Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
A'll gie yous a secret yous cannae staun hearin on page 12

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
Michael Scot and his secret pouers Steired up the contine on page 7
Sae the secret Roman hoard wis hid Bi the De on page 13

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ut lit me lit yae intae a wee secret, eh? there's nuttin maire bea on page 30
n grandfaither wis actually a secret Nazi sympathiser. Yit the stu on page 109

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
hers were braw. 'Ah liked The Secret Gairden best of aw. It wis fu on page 7
gang by hersel and hae a wee secret confab wi Matilda's mither an on page 85
hat is the Trunchbull's great secret.' on page 111
Neist day, she cairried her secret wappen tae schuil in her schu on page 133
s, She couldnae keep a muckle secret like that happed inside her. on page 164
Also on pages 179
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Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
Scots secret agent on page 187

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Niven, Liz Lallans 59 - Painting the Forth Bridge: A Search for Scottish Identity, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
hat this wis quite a weel kep secret fir a lang time (either that, on page 84

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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
the stake - that the lasses' secret wis fund oot. on page 98

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
, me an Charlene made up this secret language cawd Uglian. Whit we on page 17
thin. Ah mean whit wis the by secret. Kirsty, she said, You're jis on page 94
id, Ah'll let you in on a wee secret, an she liftet her favourite on page 169

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
lf them doon. And, by a maist secret method, he can mak bonnie blu on page 13
Chairlie, and in a laich saft secret voice, he whuspered, 'Naebody on page 16
The Secret Warkers on page 18
gil siller saxpence. 'It's ma secret treisure,' he whuspered. 'The on page 42
works!' he said. Aw ma maist secret spang-new inventions are cook on page 99
Also on pages 116
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Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Perjink, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927565) Central, weans
the planet's atmosphere. The secret is tae pit yer haill body int on page 19

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Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
In a secret tunnel under the under cellar on page 43
That's a State Secret, but here they rarely shoot w on page 105
willin tae admit even tae yer secret on page 127
be ye kisst ma cup as weel, a secret gift on page 131

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
ae I tell ye somethin. It's a secret an ye've tae promis no tae te on page 71
a liar, Mary. Ye hivnae got a secret. Ye jist want me tae come bac on page 72
"So whit's the big secret?" Billy roared. on page 73
chickens. Hurry up afore the secret yin goes awa." I pointit thro on page 74
wee chickens. But here's the secret - it's a magic rooster." on page 76

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Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
miled back at him, kennin his secret. 'Ma auld freend Brock,' he s on page 447
Beek's Secret Cider Laich-Hoose on page 61
'Beek's Secret Cider Laich-Hoose,' said Mr T on page 64

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
e which here means "keep it a secret and no rin his mooth aff tae on page 73

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
It's no secret that ah'm the black sheep o t on page 12
, kin we keep this oor little secret?' on page 42

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
secret, an tell nae a wird on page 30
Owerlang I've kept it secret. on page 35

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McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
8 The Skelterin Secret on page 112

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McCrory, Pat Lallans 56 - Embdy Lost a Jaickit?, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central - Cowcaddens, poetry
Nou A'll tell ye a secret, but keep it tae yersel, on page 113

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Sprott, Gavin Lallans 68 - Gairdens, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
Secret as the terrible bear on page 98

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McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
rawn, they wouldnae haund the secret ower tae the Romans, jumpin o on page 17

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Tindal, Betty Lallans 73 - The Scaffie Man’s Tale, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
... "suspected of selling Top Secret Government plans"... for the on page 113

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 167, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
'Fit's the secret?' the ither bairns winnert
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Calderwood, Lynsey Mumbo Jumbo, (Litro magazine 2006) Central, prose
, me an Charlene made up this secret language cawd Uglian. Wit we
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Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
in aff o them. War thir ships secret airships years aheid o thair
, gauin throu the air. Wis it secret airships that the fowk o Wast
an Aiberfyle. In his buik The Secret Commonwealth, feenisht in 169
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Hardie, George Lallans 76 - Tammy an the Cheese Plant, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
body gonnae let’s in on the secret?”
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
The Secret
A'll tell ye a secret -
A'll tell ye ma secret,
Come oan wi yer secret
a secret at aw.
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 177, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
y Scottish poetry's best kept secret". Speakin maistly in Scots, H
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Smith, Jamie William Playfair: faither o data visualisation, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
kowitz. It turns oot he wis a secret agent cairyin oot espionage i
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Bennett, Peter Carpe Diem, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
a few things. It’s an open secret - ye want tae score, ye go t
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Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
whan I speired at him for the secret o the Labyrinth, Daedalus sha
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McDonald, Alistair Lallans 59 - Huntegowk, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Netherlee, poetry
Yer secret gift,
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McKillop, Roger The Appin Murderer, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, prose
he ken, hae vowed to keep oor secret tae protect oor folk.
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McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
hy! Scott wis ma draw fir the Secret Santa, whit tae buy? Nae prob
ose. We always used tae dae a Secret Santa at Christmas (A nivir u
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McKillop, Roger Educational (Mis)Communication, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
The quiet words at secret whiles,
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Philips, Cally Jings, crivens, help ma Boab, it’s independence!, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Turriff, prose
n choice. Nae the lassie’s. Secret vote an’ that. If ye hud a
vote an’ that. If ye hud a secret vote on whether tae gang ahea
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Lehane, Matt Psstt, (bandcamp 2006) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
I’m the secret mind minder
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Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
aed faa’n asleep, they held secret communins in the barn and exp
rguments. They war aye at the secret communins in the barn, and le
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
nae muckle secret aboot it. “Wint?” he repl
he hell, there wis nae muckle secret aboot it. “Wint?” he repl
ae thing; the fz as a place o secret discoveries wis anither thing
or tae help. Bit it wasna her secret tae tell, an onywey the fewer
ok,” he sayed. “Not your secret to tell, right?”
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Geddes, Jenny Fling the creepie in January, (McRenegade.Scots 2018) Central, blog
der as sich in weebly! That's secret code fer ye. So y'lll jist ha
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Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
kent as the Privy Cooncil or Secret Cooncil an a noble or baron t
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Donati, Colin Universal Declaration o Human Richts, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Central, government
shal be hauden by secret vote or by the like free voic
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Monahan Brown, Ricky Dùn Èideann, (The Scores 2020) Central, prose
o ye’ve shared yer terrible secret, let me tell ye anither ane.
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Wallace, Lorna Jock Tamson Goes tae the Doactir, (lornalouwriting.wordpress.com 2019) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
’ tae ignore his shamefu’ secret,
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Facebook link (Changed Times Historical Novel By Ethyl Smith 2022) Central
He organised secret meetins, became the secretary

Facebook link ( 2021) Central
on foot it wis hard tae bide secret. An that’s whit happened.

Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
e, kin ah lit yae intae a wee secret. People hink it’s the drugs
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@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
ll him I called him a wankjob secret Yoon, who disnae support indy(2020) search twitter

@iainnicol tweeted
osherick3 @freelance_liar The secret is tae yaise aits. Nane o thi(2020) search twitter

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
ods-voices.secret obsessions(2020) search twitter
takken ae-twa times tae hae a secret wee keek at.(2020) search twitter

@billykayscot tweeted
tae aw yer question....an the secret o life here! https://t.co/soG(2020) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
eel embarrassed aboot or keep secret, especially as she wisnae in (2020) search twitter
istopher", hmmm? Huv ye got a secret identity, Frank? ??(2020) search twitter

@raiphsays tweeted
@brendamcdnot56 A wis bein aw secret aboot it.. *aw nods*(2020) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
st fitness class 2 night at a secret venue in east lothian - ffs (2020) twitter link

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
he said as wi finally fun oor secret spot - oor hidey-hole - hin on page 44
it they are. Ess is Pauline's secret, jist as she telt it to me, a on page 63
e mirror an thinkin aboot her secret name. "An 'Perfect Red' must on page 65
re on the wye hame - safe an secret ~ the bestest present Ah'd iv on page 66
Susie's Slimmin Secret on page 68
Also on pages 73, 93
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Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
their secret wi a livin soul on page 27

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Thom, Bill The Quait Chiel, (Tapsalteerie 2013 ISBN: 9780992663100) Doric - Banff, poetry
For he hid kept a secret, on page 26
His secret wid be shown tae aa, on page 28

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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
DIV YE WINT TAE KEN A SECRET? on page 68

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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
A secret, kept fae all e rest, on page 116

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Vettese, Raymond Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Montrose, prose
actice) wha hauds ticht til a secret that's revealit at the tale's on page 124

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Vettese, Raymond Lallans 73 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric, prose
actice) wha hauds ticht til a secret that’s revealit at the tale
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McDonald, Charlie Doric Scots Books an Poems, (Facebook 2022) Doric, poetry
n wi' the darning stuff, Ma's secret hoard
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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
A SECRET OATH
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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
e yirdy fleer. It wis dry, an secret, cuttit twal fit inno the hil
eir faithers' grun, an aa its secret placies. Isie said Fermin an
I telt ye thon, it widna be a secret. Bit ye'll tae ca cannie, noo
mer. Except these flooers war secret flooers, an these flooers war
nae the clype, I'll tell ye a secret.' quo she.
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
She wis weariet o keepin the secret fur sae lang, fearin that gin
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Gauld, Ilene Ilene Gauld - Piper and Poet, (Doric Future 2020) Doric - Keith, weans
He telt us a very special secret that day.
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Wilson, Katie Becus a hae a sister a hae a friend, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Buckie, prose
mam cus a kane yi can keep a secret cus a trust yi and you can he
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Vettese, Raymond Lallans 59 - Raymond Vettese : nineteen poems, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Montrose, poetry
Bitterly secret or secretly brave
made nae secret o it,
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Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
cross it wi the words ‘Most Secret’. “Divulge what’s in he
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Hutchison, Pat The Tabby Sooker, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
s fae ma breath, so I used my secret weapon Fisherman’s Friends.
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
in the lift, an made a secret wish ... a Xmas wish ... an s
y the stag frae Braemar hid a secret wish. Far doon in his broon s
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The Flying Pigs Multiple choice voting leaves city cooncil facing, (Press and Journal 2022) Doric, newspaper
Meantime, there’s secret meetings tae decide fa’s ga
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@DoricPhrases tweeted
es wiz guan tae appear on The Secret History of our Streets at Fit(2014) search twitter
i' votes fur weemen bit is a secret Celebrity Big Breether tribut(2018) search twitter

@FaeFoggie tweeted
@2ndDusty I've nae idea. 5 secret drams for a tasting nicht. Pr(2021) search twitter

@72redz1903 tweeted
sh Premiership, fuckin awful. Secret is tae be collectively tight. (2020) twitter link

@daleser23 tweeted
sten tae a tune o his cad the secret. #banger(2013) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
Unless she is got some secret trip planned, were only gan t(2016) search twitter

Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
nie Margitsbairn canno keep a secret on page 98

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Cormack, Kevin Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
o hands. A secret, smuggled under gansey: on page 3
a secret lost weekend. on page 9

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Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
a secret sign in the sand tae spot on page 119

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Butler, Vera Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
I'll carry a secret in me heart on page 130

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Orkney Voices Group Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
A secret tryst ahint the lichen cruste on page 111

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Hall, Simon W. The Boy That Lived - Chapter Wan, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, prose
they waanted, but they haed a secret forby. An more than anything
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Hollinrake, Fran Flett Assipattle and the Mester Stoorworm, (Orkney Heritage Society 2010) Orkney, poetry
– hid's craaled oot fae its secret lair!'
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Shetland

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
secret an boddomless. on page 45
fun dem in a secret ocean smiddy. on page 92

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Watt, Valerie Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: A Hamefarin hero, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
ir freendship wis a weel kept secret.
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Watt, Valerie Da secret wirld o Santie’s elves, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
y responsibility to guard the secret of where Santa’s village is
“This is the most secret department of Santa’s villa
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Watt, Valerie Cheerio for eenoo . . ., (Shetland Times 2011) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
things aboot da trowie wirld secret. I widna laek tae think A’m
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@shaetlan_rose tweeted
TRUE IDENTITY as Marjolein's Secret Santie! Watch out for a forth(2017) search twitter

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
A secret, kept frae aw th rest, on page 119

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@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
very jab, due to Bill Gates’ secret plan tae reduce the numbers o(2020) search twitter
yBJR Plan to order ane fur ma secret pleasure!! Yummy!! ?????? htt(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
A secret, kept frae at the rest, on page 120

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